Hacking M3 DS real breaking - tips for replacement?

[esther12]

Hi there.

I'm totally out of the loop on carts etc, but my M3 DS real keeps freezing no matter how much paper I stuff down the back with it.

I've got one with a mini sd card and the GBA pack, and I'd quite like a replacement that's compatible with the GBA pak.

I'm in the UK and the place I bought my last card from seems to be having problems with their site, so I've not done much browsing myself yet.

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That's a pretty extensive list. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Ta.

 

[Rydian]

I don't know which GBA pack you're referring to, but it if can be used by GBA Exploader then any decent slot-1 cart can use it. Here's my copy-paste on which flash carts are the best deals nowadays so you can compare the features and prices for yourself.

You have three choices for carts that have proper support/updates.
[*]The original R4.
NOT "R4-III Upgrade", NOT "R4-SDHC", NOT "R4i", NOT "R4 Gold", NOT "R4 Red", NOT "R4 King"...
NOT ANYTHING ELSE WITH "R4" IN THE NAME! JUST "R4 Revolution".

• Price: ~$6
• Rank: The cheap card for somebody that just wants to play some games on a DS/Lite.

[*]Acekard 2i

• Price: ~$16
• Rank: Mid-range card for people that want to play lots of games on a DSi/XL with some extra features.

[*]Supercard DSTwo

• Price: ~$35
• Rank: Pretty much the ultimate card right now.

• DS / DS Lite
  The card will work on an original (fat) DS or a DS Lite.
• DSi / DSi XL
  The card will work on a DSi or DSi XL as well.
• Game Updates
  Firmware updates are what let cards play newer games, these are the life-blood of the card.
• SDHC
  SDHC refers to SD cards larger than 2GB (gigabytes). If there's no SDHC support, you can only use SD cards up to 2GB.
• WiFi Update
  The Acekard 2i can update it's cheats (and get minor bug fixes) over WiFi without having to connect to a computer.
• Clean Mode
  The DSTwo has special features to ignore AP in most games, letting you play them without having to wait for a firmware update first.
• RTS
  The Real-Time Save (Save State) function lets you save and reload your game progress at any moment you wish.
• In-Game Guide
  You can pull up text files and images in-game, in order to check a walkthrough or map you downloaded at any time during a game.
• Slow Motion
  The card lets you slow down the game speed as you wish.
• In-Game Cheats
  The card lets you create and modify cheats while the game is running.
• Special Homebrew
  The card has multiple pieces of special homebrew, such as it's own GBA and SNES emulators, as well as text/PDF reader and video player.
• Battery Life
  Unfortunately the DSTwo's extra CPU and RAM (which give it the special features) eat into the battery life a bit.

NO ASKING FOR LINKS TO ROMS HERE.

 

[goncalodoom]

you can use YSMENU to boot GBA roms from slot 2

 

[esther12]

Thanks for all that.

I've got the GBA pack that came with the M3 'perfect pack'.

I just used it with sakura and didn't need any extra programs. Would I need a new M3 to be able to keep using it so easily? Does anyone know if the M3is are compatible with the GBA pack.

It seems like it's a bit uncertain if new updates are coming for M3, but I normally use it for old stuff anyway so could just get an M3 anyway, and use whichever version of sakura's thought to be currently the best? Or is that a terrible idea?

I was happy with the M3 - other than it breaking, and was hoping to just get an improved replacement. But if there are M3 is dead and there are other carts that I can easily move over to that are even better, I guess I should do that.

I'm not bothered by cheats/guides/etc, and only really want something that makes playing games utterly hassle free.

Thanks for the knowledge!

edit: One other thing - I've currently got an 8gb micro sd card, so not being able to use that would be a pain. Ta.

 

[geminisama]

Good question. I asked the same thing some time ago, and I didn't get any replies. Good luck.

 

[esther12]

Good question. I asked the same thing some time ago, and I didn't get any replies. Good luck.

What did you do?

I could go for an Acekard 2i, or go for a replacement M3. I'm not sure.

 

[Etalon]

Good question. I asked the same thing some time ago, and I didn't get any replies. Good luck.

What did you do?

I could go for an Acekard 2i, or go for a replacement M3. I'm not sure.

lol.

Acekard, of course!

 

[The Catboy]

Good question. I asked the same thing some time ago, and I didn't get any replies. Good luck.

What did you do?

I could go for an Acekard 2i, or go for a replacement M3. I'm not sure.

Save money and hassle, go with the Acekard 2i, it's just a better card.

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

all of your questions (apart from the one I removed) could have been asked and answered Here.